# Accident 20161020021949A: Cessna 172H, Kingfield, ME, October 20, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 2016, 14:53 local time
- Place: Kingfield, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0825° N, 70.2139° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0825&lon=-70.2139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1706F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1706F-2018-02-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 175 total, 175 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161020021949A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AFTER SHORT CRUISE SEGMENT 500' ABOVE VALLEY, PIC ELECTED TO TURN ON COURSE OVER RISING TERRAIN.  PIC INCREASED ANGLE OF ATTACK AND BEGAN CLIMBING BEFORE ADDING POWER, THUS BLEEDING OFF AIRSPEED.  EVEN WITH AIRCRAFT EVENTUALLY AT FULL POWER, THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT PERFORMANCE TO OVERCOME EXCESSIVE INDUCED DRAG AND RISING TERRAIN.

THE RESULT WAS LOW SPEED CONTROLLED FLIGHT INTO THE TOPS OF THE TREES.  AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ALMOST VERTICALLY WITH NOSE ON GROUND.  PIC AND SINGLE PAX WERE UNINJURED.

AIRCRAFT  DAMAGE SUBSTANTIAL:  ENGINE MOUNTS AND FIREWALL DAMAGED AND EVIDENCE OF EMPENNAGE TWISTING CONSISTENT WITH TERRAIN IMPACT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA17CA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA036), Oct 20, 2016: Cessna 172 (N1706F), Carrabassett, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from trees while maneuvering at a low altitude.

## Other reports on N1706F (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20001115018209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001115018209A), Nov 15, 2000: Cessna 172H (N1706F), Kalkaska, MI, No damage. (-23) Pilot stated airspeed indicator did not respond on initial t/o roll. He continued t/o and airspeed (a/s) responded. After t/o he noted the a/s began to…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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